어

어 U+C5B4, 어
HANGUL SYLLABLE EO
Composition:ㅇ + ㅓ
← 얳
[U+C5B3] 		Hangul Syllables 억 →
[U+C5B5]
어억얶얷언얹얺
얻얼얽얾얿엀엁
엂엃엄업없엇었
엉엊엋엌엍엎엏
얘 ←→ 에
See also: -어 and Ꙕ

Korean

Etymology 1

Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Interjection

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 어 (eo)
Yang-form 아 (a)

어 • (eo)

  1. uh-huh, yes
  2. ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion
  3. huh?; conveys confusion
Usage notes
  • (yes): Korean has a number of words for "yes". 예 (ye) is highly polite and formal, appropriate in an interview; 네 (ne) is polite but less formal, appropriate in a conversation with parents; and 응 (eung) and (eo) are plain and non-formal, appropriate in a conversation with friends. Among the latter two, 응 (eung) has a more strongly positive sense than (eo).
Derived terms
  • 어하다 (eohada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Suffix

—어 • (-eo) (hanja 語)

  1. language, lect
    ‎한국 (han'guk, “Korea”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎한국어 (han'gugeo, “Korean”)
    ‎외계 (oegye, “outer space”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎외계어 (oegyeeo, “alien language”)
    ‎체로키 (cheroki, “Cherokee”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎체로키어 (cherokieo, “Cherokee language”)
    ‎사회 (sahoe, “society”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎사회어 (sahoeeo, “sociolect”)
See also

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 敔.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Noun

어 • (eo) (hanja 敔)

  1. (historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument

Etymology 4

Suffix

—어 • (-eo)

  1. See the entry at -어 (-eo).

Etymology 5

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

어 • (eo)

More information
  1. 語: word
    (eumhun reading: 말씀 어 (malsseum eo))
    (MC reading: 語 (MC ngjoX|ngjoH))
  2. 魚: fish
    (eumhun reading: 물고기 어 (mulgogi eo))
    (MC reading: 魚 (MC ngjo))
  3. 御: control
    (eumhun reading: 어거할 어 (eogeohal eo))
    (MC reading: 御 (MC ngjoH))
  4. 漁: fishing
    (eumhun reading: 고기잡을 어 (gogijabeul eo))
    (MC reading: 漁 (MC ngjo))
  5. 於: particle
    (eumhun reading: 어조사 어 (eojosa eo))
    (MC reading: 於 (MC 'jo|'u))
  6. 禦: blocking
    (eumhun reading: 막을 어 (mageul eo))
    (MC reading: 禦 (MC ngjoX))
  7. 圄: prison
    (eumhun reading: 옥 어 (ok eo))
    (MC reading: 圄 (MC ngjoX))
  8. 馭: riding a horse
    (eumhun reading: 말 부릴 어 (mal buril eo))
    (MC reading: 馭 (MC ngjoH))
  9. 齬: transgressing
    (eumhun reading: 어긋날 어 (eogeunnal eo))
    (MC reading: 齬 (MC ngjo|ngu|ngjoX))
  10. 瘀: contusion
    (eumhun reading: 어혈질 어 (eohyeoljil eo))
    (MC reading: 瘀 (MC 'joH))
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